TY - JOUR
T1 - Elite interviewing in media and communications policy research
AU - Herzog, Christian
AU - Ali, Christopher
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - This article critically examines the use of elite interviews in media and communications policy research. It addresses the fit between various analytical frameworks and elite interviews as a primary source of data, interviewee selection, access, the conduct of interviews and data analysis. It is argued that there is a lack of methodological explanation and reflection in our field of study. Partly, this is determined by the preferences of publishers and space constrains but also a widespread reluctance to engage with methodological issues. This contributes to the diminishing relevance of large amounts of scholarship for policy-makers who tend to privilege studies based on narrowly defined and soundly elaborated empirical methods. Clear and concise methodological rigour, systematization and ethnographic reflexivity, thus, play an incredibly important role.
AB - This article critically examines the use of elite interviews in media and communications policy research. It addresses the fit between various analytical frameworks and elite interviews as a primary source of data, interviewee selection, access, the conduct of interviews and data analysis. It is argued that there is a lack of methodological explanation and reflection in our field of study. Partly, this is determined by the preferences of publishers and space constrains but also a widespread reluctance to engage with methodological issues. This contributes to the diminishing relevance of large amounts of scholarship for policy-makers who tend to privilege studies based on narrowly defined and soundly elaborated empirical methods. Clear and concise methodological rigour, systematization and ethnographic reflexivity, thus, play an incredibly important role.
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U2 - 10.1386/macp.11.1.37_1
DO - 10.1386/macp.11.1.37_1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940391715
SN - 1740-8296
VL - 11
SP - 37
EP - 54
JO - International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics
JF - International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics
IS - 1
ER -